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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110271719 | WASHING MACHINE A novel and excellently configured washing machine wherein a washing-tub can be rotated by centering on either two rotating-shafts oriented in different directions. A washing machine is provided with an outer-tub (4), a rotatable-sup... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20100223961 | TANGLING DETECTION FOR AN AUTOMATIC WASHER A method and apparatus for determining the degree of tangling of fabric items during a wash process based on at least one of the motor speed or motor current.... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20090293554 | PULSATOR WASH SYSTEM A pulsator wash system includes a cabinet, a wash tub supported within the cabinet, a wash basket supported within the wash tub, and a drive system for rotating the wash basket. A pulsator is disposed adjacent a bottom of the wash basket and drivingly connected to the d... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20070044520 | Spiral vane clothes mover An automatic washer for washing garments comprises a wash basket with an open top defining a wash chamber, and a clothes mover mounted in the washer for reciprocal movement about an axis of rotation within the wash chamber. The clothes mover comprises an apron, and at l... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20060162094 | Alternate plate construction for an impeller A method and system for washing clothing in a washing machine. A washing device has impeller blades with movable blade tips for adjusting the amount of surface area of the blades depending on the water level in a basket of a washing machine. The movable blade tips may b... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20060162395 | Wash plate for an automatic clothes washer An automatic washing machine comprises a wash tub and a wash plate movably mounted within the wash tub for imparting mechanical energy to articles of fabric in the wash tub. The wash plate comprises a base and a blade that extends from the base and terminates in a tip. ... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20060005584 | Structural elements for washing machines, dryers or the like, doped or coated with germicidal material A household appliance, particularly a clothes dryer or a washing machine with an air-conducting and/or a water-conducting system of individual structural elements, through which suds, a gas flow, or the like can be conducted. The disinfection of water-conducting or air-... | 01/12/2006 |
| 20050284197 | Washing machine agitator assembly An agitator assembly for an automatic washing machine comprises an agitator and an auger mounted to the agitator. The auger comprises a tubular body defining a peripheral surface and having a central longitudinal axis. A vane spirals around the tubular body and extends ... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284196 | Washing machine agitator assembly A clothes mover in a washing machine comprises a body mounted for reciprocal rotational movement about a generally vertical axis and at least one vane, which comprises a base mounted to the body and a tail extending from the base and having an upper edge that transition... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050081578 | Screw assembly and washing machine using the same A screw assembly and a washing machine using the same are disclosed. The screw assembly includes a head, to be seated on an upper surface of the rotated member, a body, extending downwardly from the head, to be screwed into the rotating member and to thereby grip the ro... | 04/21/2005 |
| 20050039497 | Apparatus for washing clothing An apparatus for washing clothing, the apparatus comprising: an agitator hub; and an agitator vane mechanically coupled to the agitator hub at a proximal edge of the agitator vane, the agitator vane having a vane height not monotonically decreasing from the proximal edg... | 02/24/2005 |
| 20050011235 | Drum-type washing machine with rotatable pulsator A drum-type washing machine including a rotatable pulsator. The drum-type washing machine includes a water tub to contain water therein. A rotary drum is included in the water tub and rotating in alternating directions to hold laundry located in the rotary drum to be wa... | 01/20/2005 |
